Amazon Indigenous lands prevent disease, save billions: study
Indigenous reservations in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tons of airborne pollution each year, saving around $2B annually.
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Indigenous reservations in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tons of airborne pollution each year, saving around $2B annually.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Protected Indigenous reservations in the Amazon rainforest absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne pollution each year, saving around US$2 billion annually in healthcare costs for treating respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published on Thursday (Apr 6). The decade